Year 9 (and year 7 ready for Scary Planet)
Today struck and earthquake that measured 7.9 - at the moment only 75 deaths confirmed but there are lots in the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Keep and eye on the news for updates - we will be studying Indonesia in the coming weeks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8282670.stm
Miss Udy
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Rainforest - SOS!
Please support this cause - go on-line and record your message with the frog!!!!! Lets make this cause well known and support it so our children and grand children etc have access to the same unique environments we do!
Miss Udy
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Links for year 10 - Baby Boom
Year 10 (and 11 as it is useful!)
Below are the web addresses for some useful information for our current unit. It may well give you some usefull case study information!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/123352/Immigrant-baby-boom
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209396/Population-UK-tops-61million-biggest-baby-boom-generation.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1211622/250-extra-primary-schools-needed-migrants.html
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2610013/Randy-Brits-push-population-to-61million.html
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6140059/Hundreds-more-primary-schools-needed-because-of-baby-boom.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6811980.ece
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6812888.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6815590.ece
Miss Udy
Below are the web addresses for some useful information for our current unit. It may well give you some usefull case study information!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/123352/Immigrant-baby-boom
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209396/Population-UK-tops-61million-biggest-baby-boom-generation.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1211622/250-extra-primary-schools-needed-migrants.html
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2610013/Randy-Brits-push-population-to-61million.html
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6140059/Hundreds-more-primary-schools-needed-because-of-baby-boom.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6811980.ece
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6812888.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6815590.ece
Miss Udy
Welcome back... :)
Hi!
Its been a long time, i know! Since you last heard from me we had our 6 weeks summer holiday... Ireland, Spain and France were my chosen destinations this year and I had an awesome time! But, 2 weeks back at school, a stinking cold has struck and tirdness for all has set in! But, above all that I have had some fantastic lessons!!!!!!!!!
Yr 9 are studying the equator - check out Eden TV if you have sky - it is Simon Reeves season!
He has done some great work and travelled to many many places that I can only dream of going!!!!!!
Year 8 are looking at the Geography of our stuff and recently looked at all the countries a laptop is made and assembled in - our information told us it was 18 countries for 1 laptop!
Yr 7 are studying festivals - nearly finished learning about contour lines! It is model time - I will post some pictures of the best!
Year 11 are doing coursework - they were fantastic on thier trip and behaved fab... Ms Sanders and myself really were proud of the work they completed on the day and the fact that they walked about 5 miles in total and really only complained in the last 1/2 hour!!!!!!!!!!
Year 10 have settled in well - we are a small group this year and have started the new GCSE - lots of information but they are coping so far!
So, that's it for now... I will endeavour to update and post up more information asap!
Hope this finds you all well
Miss Udy
Its been a long time, i know! Since you last heard from me we had our 6 weeks summer holiday... Ireland, Spain and France were my chosen destinations this year and I had an awesome time! But, 2 weeks back at school, a stinking cold has struck and tirdness for all has set in! But, above all that I have had some fantastic lessons!!!!!!!!!
Yr 9 are studying the equator - check out Eden TV if you have sky - it is Simon Reeves season!
He has done some great work and travelled to many many places that I can only dream of going!!!!!!
Year 8 are looking at the Geography of our stuff and recently looked at all the countries a laptop is made and assembled in - our information told us it was 18 countries for 1 laptop!
Yr 7 are studying festivals - nearly finished learning about contour lines! It is model time - I will post some pictures of the best!
Year 11 are doing coursework - they were fantastic on thier trip and behaved fab... Ms Sanders and myself really were proud of the work they completed on the day and the fact that they walked about 5 miles in total and really only complained in the last 1/2 hour!!!!!!!!!!
Year 10 have settled in well - we are a small group this year and have started the new GCSE - lots of information but they are coping so far!
So, that's it for now... I will endeavour to update and post up more information asap!
Hope this finds you all well
Miss Udy
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
We are the world......
Yesterday was the funeral for Michael Jackson. I did watch it on the TV and I did shed a small tear, especially when his daughter spoke. I grew up with Michael Jackson music, as many thousands of people around the world did.
This video made me think about what year 9 have been doing at the moment. We have been looking at teenage knife and gun crime and yesterday was the Festival of Change where we had a fashion show and speakers corner amoungst other things. But I felt that this video was of huge relevance.
I know it is perhaps hugely cheesy...... but sometimes it works....
When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one
[Chorus]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Cheeseyness over with.... just happens on a rare occasion I promise!
Year 9 - don't forget to finish your letters for Alexander Rose!
Miss Udy
Monday, 6 July 2009
Happy Birthday?!?!?!
Ok, so today is my birthday, and I had an unexpected lesson that has made me soooooo happy!
9Y4 last week looked at Gun and Knife Crime in youths and this linked in with out Geography of Conflict unit of work. I guess it could be seen more as Citizenship but I thought it was something that may spark thier interest. I was never to guess how much tho! This class has totally been inspired by this, so much so they are currently writing letters to Alexander Rose (STOP campaginer) and are more fired up about this than I have ever seen a class before! It has totally reminded me what teaching is about!
This campaign means a lot to these girls and they have been on the battlefront website to add comments etc! http://battlefront.co.uk/campaign/stop-gun-and-knife-crime/
Please take 5 minutes to look through Alexanders campgain, lets put a stop to this.....
Stop This Ongoing Problem (STOP)
9Y4 last week looked at Gun and Knife Crime in youths and this linked in with out Geography of Conflict unit of work. I guess it could be seen more as Citizenship but I thought it was something that may spark thier interest. I was never to guess how much tho! This class has totally been inspired by this, so much so they are currently writing letters to Alexander Rose (STOP campaginer) and are more fired up about this than I have ever seen a class before! It has totally reminded me what teaching is about!
This campaign means a lot to these girls and they have been on the battlefront website to add comments etc! http://battlefront.co.uk/campaign/stop-gun-and-knife-crime/
Please take 5 minutes to look through Alexanders campgain, lets put a stop to this.....
Stop This Ongoing Problem (STOP)
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Video that represents Geography!
Click on the video above to see a video that Tony Cassidy put together. It really is inspring, awe inducing and what Georaphy is all about!
Miss Udy
Italian Border Changes due to Ice melting....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8110551.stm
The border between Italy and Switzerland is being redrawn as glaciers along the frontier melt.
The border was last changed in 1861 when Italy became a unified state, but this time the shift is being blamed on climate change.
Go and check out the video on the link above.... we have been studying the Geography of Conflict and looked at how climate change effects places and conflict.
Well, here it is all linking together! Enjoy
Miss Udy
The border between Italy and Switzerland is being redrawn as glaciers along the frontier melt.
The border was last changed in 1861 when Italy became a unified state, but this time the shift is being blamed on climate change.
Go and check out the video on the link above.... we have been studying the Geography of Conflict and looked at how climate change effects places and conflict.
Well, here it is all linking together! Enjoy
Miss Udy
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